Toyota has unveiled its next generation race trucks that are set to compete at the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 in Mexico and will debut at the 2014 SEMA in Las Vegas. The trucks include the 2015 TRD 4Runner which has 40 inch roof, 30 inch ...
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Dodge, the sports car unit of Chrysler has revealed the details of Dodge Viper ACR Concept which is set to debut at the 2014 SEMA show in Las Vegas. The car is likely to be powered by 8.4-litre V10 engine capable of producing 640 ...
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BMW is partnering on MAI Carbon Cluster Management GmbH, a research effort backed by Germany's federal government, research and businesses institutions, which is working on a technology to reduce carbon-fiber production costs by 90%. The ...
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Toray Industries’ group operating profit apparently grew 13% on the year to around 50 billion yen ($462 million) for the April-September half as carbon fiber sales made up for lower-than-expected sales in other segments. The figure ...
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The global automotive plastics industry is in boom mode today. Improvements in vehicle design and the ongoing trend toward lighter weight for improved fuel efficiency have led to greater demand for engineering plastic components. A recent ...
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Scott Bader Asia Pacific is exhibiting advanced composites at the 20th China International Composites Industrial Technical Expo (CCE 2014), taking place from 3-5 September at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Centre. This ...
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BMW has launched the newest member of the high-performance sports car line-up, BMW M4 Convertible. The new car is powered by six-cylinder in-line engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology, which is capable of producing 317 kW/431 ...
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McLaren introduced its track-focused race car P1 GTR at the 2014 Pebble Beach concours d'elegance. It features 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8 and lightweight electric motor that can generate 986bhp horsepower, which can be compared to Bugatti ...
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TOKYO — Textile maker Toray Industries saw net profit rise 11% to 14.7 billion yen ($142 million) in the April-June quarter on strong demand for carbon fibers that offset goodwill amortization expenses. Operating profit jumped 19% ...
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Epoch Lacrosse has signed on as an official sponsor with the Guardian National Championships. All of the goalies attending the combine/championship style event on July 29-31st at the Spooky Nook indoor sports facility (outside of ...
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Luxury car maker Aston Martin confirmed that it will build limited numbers of its new 2015 Aston Martine Lagonda. The car will be based on Aston Martin's existing VH architecture and will have carbon fiber in body panel. 2015 Aston ...
McLaren GT, the GT race car manufacturing unit of McLaren, has unveiled the McLaren 650S GT3 at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed. The second-generation GT3 car, which builds on the successful 12C GT3, will participate in the GT3 global ...
Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo has added a new unit to its supercar segment, the new 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C coupe, which will be available from fall of 2014. The new supercar is powered by the 1.75L four-cylinder direct-injection turbo ...
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Ford Motor Company, a US-based automotive company, has introduced its Lightweight Concept vehicle, built using advanced materials including new metals, alloys and composites as a part of its research for future weight-reduction solutions. ...
Japanese carmaker Toyota has launched the revamped version of the Scion FR-S, the 2015 Scion FR-S in the US. The new model year FR-S features enhanced tuning and improved looks while the 2015 tC sports coupe receives new colors and a ...
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